A case that stirs up sensitivities … The Israeli Supreme Court postpones tomorrow’s session regarding the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood

The Israeli Supreme Court postponed its scheduled session tomorrow to pronounce the verdict in the case of expelling Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, and the court announced that it would return to hear the case within a month.

This came at the request of the Israeli attorney general, Avichai Mandelblit, after consultations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, and the counsel justified his request that the case raises sensitivities in several areas.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today, Sunday, that Israel “strongly rejects” the pressure to prevent it from building in Jerusalem, after increasing international condemnation of the planned evictions of Palestinians from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah.

Netanyahu addressed those he described as “our very good friends,” saying that “Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, and just as every people builds its capital and its capital, we also have the right to build in Jerusalem and build Jerusalem, so we did and this is what we will continue to do.”

Netanyahu added that in recent days he had conducted security and military sessions to assess the situation, and said that he would not allow “any extremist party to undermine the calm in Jerusalem.”

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Arab and international movements

For its part, Jordan sent an official memorandum to Israel, in which it rejected its attempts to displace the people of Sheikh Jarrah from their homes, and stressed that this is a violation of international humanitarian law.

According to the memorandum, which was addressed to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry stressed that Israel has no right to forcibly displace Jerusalemites from their homes.

The memo warned of the consequences of continuing violations, stressing the need for Israel to abide by its obligations in accordance with international and humanitarian law, and respect the historical and legal status quo.

Meanwhile, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry stated that it had submitted a request to hold a session of the Security Council tomorrow, Monday, to discuss the dangerous escalation, the practices of the Israeli occupation in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially in Jerusalem, and its violations of the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

A statement by the Moroccan Foreign Ministry also said that the Kingdom, whose monarch, King Mohammed VI heads the Jerusalem Committee, considers the violations witnessed in the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque as unacceptable acts that increase tension and tension.

In turn, the Pope called on Francesco to end what he described as violence in Jerusalem, and called on the parties to search for solutions in order to respect the multicultural identity of the holy city.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan also condemned the Israeli attacks on the Palestinians in Al-Aqsa Mosque, stressing his country’s support for the Palestinian people.

He said in a tweet on Twitter, “We strongly condemn the attacks of the Israeli forces, especially during the month of Ramadan against the Palestinians and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the First Qiblah, which violate all human norms and international law.”

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Dozens of injuries

On the ground, the Palestinian Red Crescent said that 112 people were injured in the clashes with the occupation forces in the vicinity of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque during the night and morning hours.

The city of Jerusalem lived another tense night, during which it witnessed violent confrontations between the Israeli occupation forces and Palestinian youths in several neighborhoods, especially in the vicinity of the Old City.

The city is witnessing tight security measures in both the Old City and the vicinity of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, while cautious calm reigns in the city after a hot night that witnessed confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli forces.

And the occupation authorities pushed military and security reinforcements at the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the occupation police forces were deployed in the various alleys of East Jerusalem, and iron barriers were erected.

More than 90,000 Palestinians participated in the Tarawih prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque despite the strict restrictions imposed by the occupation in recent days to limit the movement of Palestinians within the Old City, while the occupation forces targeted demonstrators in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.